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Geant4 simulations of soft proton scattering in X-ray optics. A tentative validation using laboratory measurements
Valentina Fioretti, Teresa Mineo, Andrea Bulgarelli +6
Low energy protons (< 300 keV) can enter the field of view of X-ray space telescopes, scatter at small incident angles, and deposit energy on the detector, causing intense backgrou…
The Cryogenic AntiCoincidence detector for ATHENA X-IFU: a scientific assessment of the observational capabilities in the hard X-ray band
Matteo D'Andrea, Simone Lotti, Claudio Macculi +3
ATHENA is a large X-ray observatory, planned to be launched by ESA in 2028 towards an L2 orbit. One of the two instruments of the payload is the X-IFU: a cryogenic spectrometer bas…
The particle background of the X-IFU instrument
Simone Lotti, Teresa Mineo, Christian Jacquey +4
In this paper we are going to review the latest estimates for the particle background expected on the X-IFU instrument onboard of the ATHENA mission. The particle background is ind…
Updates on the background estimates for the X-IFU instrument onboard of the ATHENA mission
Simone Lotti, Claudio Macculi, Matteo D'Andrea +10
ATHENA, with a launch foreseen in 2028 towards the L2 orbit, addresses the science theme "The Hot and Energetic Universe", coupling a high-performance X-ray Telescope with two comp…